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Paper Wasp

Polistes fuscatus

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Small paper wasp. yellow legs, four yellow stripes on abdomen.

Habitat:

Found on ornamental grass.

Notes:

This ornamental grass has an amazing number of species of wasps, ants, flies and other insects patrolling the blades. They run to the end of a blade, then they run toward the base of the blade then repeat over and over.

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